(ThyBlackMan.com) As the fall semester begins, parents, students, taxpayers and donors should be made aware of official college practices that should disgust us all. Hampshire College will offer some of its students what the school euphemistically calls “identity-based housing.” That’s segregated housing for students who — because of their race, culture, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Children, youth and teens embrace the diversity and creative characteristics of STEM and learn to be innovative in their words, phrases, and their views of society. It is wonderful to see a teen excited about reading, writing and the process of arithmetic, these are the areas that promote career readiness. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something in me that gets all giddy at the thought of learning new and fascinating information. It may explain why there are three open books on my nightstand as I type these words, each in the process of being read. It may explain why, in advance of a visit ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With the rise of new technologies, consumers have become more aware of computer engineering terms. One of those terms that is all too familiar to industry experts is something called ‘debugging’. If you’ve played around on your Android phone in the past, you might have stumbled upon this setting ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I had read a story about a 6 year old black girl in Chicago that was arrested for “allegedly” stealing a piece of candy off a teacher’s desk by a racist security guard. The girl’s mother told the Daily News that the school treated her daughter very harshly like other ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Rodney Hurst 8/26/2013 “If you don’t teach them, they will never know if you don’t show them they will never learn.” #BarringtonIrving #SimoneBiles #GabbyDouglas #MichelleCarter there are many others for teachers to use as role models and mentors that have overcome struggles and challenges. Literacy, STEM, and the Flying ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This fall, millions of kids will return to school to resume their academic careers. Will they go back to school or back to the future? Will they lug backpacks of greatness or bags of low self-esteem? Will we only urge them to get good grades or push them to pursue ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I’m not saying that I will change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.” -Tupac Shakur There are no more 24 hour news cycles of the events. Emotions are no longer boiling and have simmered to a lukewarm state ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black votes matter. If Republicans could get 20 percent of black votes, the Democrats would be ruined. This is highly unlikely, given the approach used by Republicans. However, the point is that Democrats must not only continue to get nine-tenths of black votes, they also need to get a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is an old adage that posits “The more things appear to change, the more they stay the same.” Once again, millions of Americans are engulfed in what has become a reluctant national debate and dialogue concerning race and the urgency to reform the nation’s criminal justice system. Finding ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) How to be a black man that sets a standard and not a statistic. When you look at the politicians and the platforms in which they stand, it is quite often that the black man and woman come into the spotlight. And while we want to have acknowledgement and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Another school year is approaching and parents are gathering their resources to prepare their children for another year of academic success or academic challenge. Parents must be realistic in their child or children’s readiness for the expectations that will be placed on them for academic engagement. All students are ...